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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Berkshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
1,494Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 774 approved or refused records
77Refused applications

697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Feb 2024 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas51 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas9 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

  1. Awaiting decision26/01581/FUL

    Demolition and replacement of outbuildings and greenhouse, erection of car port, alterations to swimming pool and boundary treatments, and associated works.

    Church Farm Lower Basildon Reading RG8 9NH

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  2. Decided26/01582/TELE56

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: The installation of a new 25m-high telecommunications monopole with headframe, supporting antennas and transmission dishes, plus ground-based equipment cabinets within a secure fenced compound; and ancillary development thereto

    Land North East Of Mandown Farm Upper Lambourn Hungerford

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  3. Decided26/01583/FUL

    Increase in height of the roof element as the roof is end of life. This will increase the thermal element to current building regulations and rectify the roof issues. Hight increase of 310mm.

    Unit 7 Markham Centre Station Road Theale Reading RG7 4PE

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  4. Decided26/01584/TPC

    2x Fir trees in the front boundary to be removed to be able to make a driveway. Removal of Apple tree in the back garden to allow space for a shed at the rear and an extension to the back of the property

    Northolt Northcroft Lane Newbury RG14 1BP

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/01585/FUL

    Full Planning application for the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and associated infrastructure at land adjacent to the east of Colthrop Estate, Thatcham RG19 4ZA (nearest postcode)

    4 Gables Way Thatcham RG19 4ZB

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  6. Decided26/01586/COND

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 'Brickwork Sample Area' of planning permission 23/02782/FULMAJ: Demolition of existing buildings (including former Jewson's site); existing dwellings 26 and 28 Pound Street; and, 28a Pound Street, former Newbury Bathroom Store) and erection of 79no. residential dwellings alongside access works, landscaping, open space, drainage and other associated works.

    20 - 28A Pound Street Newbury

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  7. Decided26/01588/HOUSE

    Single storey side extension with roof lights.

    8 Norris Field Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7DX

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  8. Decided26/01589/5DAY

    Monterey Pine in rear garden - remove lowest, wind-damaged limb which has been split at union, then tidy wound to branch bark collar.

    10 Cecil Aldin Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 6YP

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  9. Decided26/01590/5DAY

    Lime - fell due to the split stem

    3 Mill View Shaw Bridge Kiln Road Newbury RG14 2EX

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  10. Decided26/01591/TPW

    T0672 Fell Ash treeT0673 Fell HawthornT0674 Fell SycamoreT0675 Fell SycamoreT0676 Fell AshT0677 Fell AshT0678 Fell AshT0681 Fell AshT0682 Fell Sycamore

    Southwood Tydehams Newbury RG14 6JT

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  11. Decided26/01592/LBC

    Retrospective consent for the dismantling of the chimney stack. The existing chimney stack has had to be dismantled due to it leaning and deemed unsafe following a visit from West Berkshire Building Control.

    6 Forge Close Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9XX

    Received 7 May 2026
  12. Decided26/01593/HOUSE

    Proposed kitchen/dining room single storey rear extension to rear of house. Extended first floor bedroom and bathroom over existing garage.

    4 Druce Way Thatcham RG19 3PF

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  13. Awaiting decision26/01594/CERTE

    Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use of land at Ducksbridge Cottage as residential curtilage and residential garden land

    Ducksbridge Cottage Winterbourne Newbury RG20 8AW

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  14. Decided26/01597/COND

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 'CMS' and 5 'Surfacing of access' of approved 23/02167/HOUSE: Proposed rear extension to existing garage at ground floor and with new first floor side extension above. Existing garage converted into new kitchen area and proposed out-building for a home office to be located in the rear garden area.

    19 Farm Close Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8BA

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  15. Decided26/01598/TPC

    T1 - Lime: Inside Car Park Area. Re-pollard to old points.The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the tree and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term. The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the tree at a suitable size of its location.

    Icollege Intervention 88 Newtown Road Newbury RG14 7BT

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  16. Awaiting decision26/01599/FUL

    Erection of Eco Centre building, with associated wildlife garden, car parking and solar array. Section 73 application to vary condition 2 'approved plans' of Planning Permission 24/01662/FUL:

    Barn South Of The Lodge and Adjacent Kintbury Footpath 21 Wallingtons Road Kintbury Hungerford

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  17. Decided26/01600/COND

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 42 (Bio diversity) and 43 (Ecology) of approved 24/02737/NONMAT.

    Land East Of Newbury College Monks Lane Newbury

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  18. Decided26/01601/CERTP

    Single storey rear extension and internal alterations, following the demolition of single storey outbuilding.

    57 Greenham Road Newbury RG14 7HY

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  19. Awaiting decision26/01602/FUL

    Change of use from an approved Sui Generis vehicle rental premises to a mixed Sui Generis vehicle rental and vehicle sales premises.

    Newbury Business Park London Road Newbury RG14 2PZ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  20. Decided26/01603/FUL

    Installation of radio transmission equipment comprising two antennas mounted on a single scaffold pole attached to the gable end of an existing farm building, together with one equipment rack housed within the building and associated cabling. No new freestanding mast. No change of use.

    Barn at Radley Farm Radley Hungerford

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  21. Decided26/01605/CERTP

    Reconstruction and enlargement of existing garage and utility room, including replacement of two windows and one door, and partial external wall rendering.

    6 Briar Lea Road Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3SA

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  22. Decided26/01606/NONMAT

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission 24/00416/FUL. Amendments: Vary the timing requirement stated in Condition 3 to enable the construction access to be stopped up by 2nd May 2028.

    North Lakeside The Green Theale Reading

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  23. Decided26/01607/HEDGE

    Removal of 4-6 metres of hedgerow positioned on the verge between Bath Road (South) and The Chase.

    Land at The Chase Calcot Reading

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  24. Decided26/01608/PIP

    Application for permission in principle for one dwelling.

    Land at Heath Farm Cottage Southend Road Bradfield Southend

    Received 22 Jul 2026

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Berkshire Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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